![]() ![]() ![]() (These are also available in one volume as signed limited editions. BEAGLE, VOLUME II: OAKLAND DRAGON BLUES AND OTHER STORIES with an introduction by Meg Elison were released yesterday. BEAGLE, VOLUME I: LILA THE WEREWOLF AND OTHER STORIES with an introduction by Jane Yolen and THE ESSENTIAL PETER S. Beagle’s fiction includes The Last Unicorn, A Fine and Private Place, The Innkeeper’s Song, In Calabria, the Mythopoeic Award–winning novels Tamsin and The Folk of the Air, and the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning novelette “Two Hearts.” He has also written screenplays, including those for the 1978 animated film The Lord of the Rings, The Last Unicorn, and the Star Trek: Next Generation episode “Sarek.” His plethora of work has earned him both the World Fantasy Life Achievement Award and SFWA’s lifetime achievement award, being named a Damon Knight Grand Master.Ĭontaining illustrations by Stephanie Law, both THE ESSENTIAL PETER S. Beagle to share with you-plus a giveaway! Peter S. ![]() His novels and stories have been translated into sixteen languages worldwide, and his More about Peter S. Today I’m thrilled to have a couple of excerpts from The Essential Peter S. Beagle, a World Fantasy Award nominee, is the bestselling author of the fantasy classic The Last Unicorn as well as many other highly acclaimed works. ![]()
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![]() The imagery employed by Armah is so vivid that readers might feel as if they are physically there as the story unfolds, either in the being of the main character, or as observers experiencing the sleazy situation. Almost every environment has been described as dirty and filthy throughout the novel with the mockery of signposts and rubbish cans that preach cleanliness “keep your city clean…” The only place in the story which might not be offensive is the neighbourhood the man’s old acquaintance from school (currently a government minister), Joseph Koomson lives “’…in the Upper Residential Area… on the hills beyond the new Esikafo Aba Estates.’” ![]() This blindness, Ayi Kwei Armah reveals, led to a corrupt government that prosecuted morally upright civil servants. ![]() The author exposes the naivety of the people who cheer for the politicians regardless of the damage the government is doing. The events of the novel are set in the historic period of the Passion Week in 1965 and the 25 th of February, 1966, the day after Dr Kwame Nkrumah was overthrown.įocusing on the life of the unnamed protagonist who never compromises his moral values, readers will get to appreciate this man of integrity as their eyes and ears in the novel. ![]() ![]() It ponders on the corruption and oppression that did not end with the white man but was replaced with the same or maybe worse capitalist regime when the people took over from the colonial masters in 1957. The novel is divided into fifteen chapters contained in 183 pages. ![]() ![]() ![]() X, a slave owner, defines a human person as ‘a human being of the Caucasian race.’ Is he correct in his definition?” The students quickly respond with an emphatic “no,” to which I reply, “But doesn’t that mean that defining and discovering are not the same activity? After all, your rejection of Mr. I then ask, “Is there a difference between these two questions: ‘How do you define a human person?,’ and ‘What is a human person?’?” Initially, most say “no,” but their confidence wanes once I press them: “So, suppose that Mr. ![]() I begin by asking my students, “Is there a difference between these two questions: ‘How do you define marriage?’ and ‘What is marriage?’” Most of them say “no,” which implies that they believe that defining and discovering are pretty much the same sort of activity. In one of the classes I teach at Baylor University, we cover, among other topics, the issue of marriage. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Raised on a diet of Marvel comics, Muppet monsters and battlestars, he was born in North London and grew up in such contrasting climes as Jamaica, The Bahamas and Massachusetts before returning to London just in time for the 1990s. Be they primordial embodiments of chaos or peaceful guardians of nature, world-encompassing serpents or fluttering fairy beasts, dragons have been around since before the dawn of history, and are likely to endure to the end of human existence. Dragon Art is an inspiration and a feast for the eyes.Ībout the Author: Graeme Aymer has been writing about creativity and design for over ten years for titles that include Computer Arts, Computer Arts Projects and MacWorld. Graeme Aymer Flame Tree Publishing Nonfiction, Art Themes: Dragons Description. A fascinating discussion of dragons and fantasy art runs throughout the book, alongside a large selection of the best work out there at the moment, which is interspersed with features presenting artists' works-in-progress, providing invaluable insight on technique. ![]() The 'Masters of Dragon Art' section includes such favourites as Don Maitz and Bob Eggleton. The inspirational foreword is by fantasy legend and Lord of the Rings film concept artist John Howe. Synopsis: Dragon Art is a stunning survey of amazing contemporary fantasy artwork, specifically of dragons - that most popular of fantasy creatures. ![]() ![]() His temperature was dangerously high his pulse erratic. Alex picked up an infection called Pseudomonas, and within hours he was being intubated. Hope is a seesaw balanced by despair and it took less than two days to tip from one to the other. We began to feel excited about becoming a family. ![]() They wouldn’t be home by Christmas, but perhaps soon after. The boys made excellent progress: breathing, feeding, putting on weight. They wouldn’t be home by Christmas, but perhaps soon after ![]() The boys were breathing, feeding, putting on weight. I still get that feeling now, triggered by a photograph, a memory, a hospital corridor. Stress was a fish bone lodged in my throat and for months I breathed shallow and fearful, as though I might choke. Hope for the best, they tell you, but prepare for the worst. We were in by seven and home 13 hours later, our days filled with beeps and whirs, and the stillness of a ward where lives hung in the balance. ![]() We told new parents where the fridges were for expressed milk, the quickest route to the canteen and where to buy a parking pass. By the end of our first month in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) my husband Rob and I were pros. ![]() ![]() ![]() most of the time) and Corporal Nobbs (disqualified from the human race for shoving). If you, like me, have been living in a hole and ignoring Pratchett, then this is a good one with which to start' Brandon Sanderson, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Stormlight Archive 'Be a MAN in the City Watch! The City Watch needs MEN!' But what it's got includes Corporal Carrot (technically a dwarf), Lance-constable Cuddy (really a dwarf), Lance-constable Detritus (a troll), Lance-constable Angua (a woman. ![]() Excellent read, absolutely worth your time' Patrick Rothfuss, New York Times bestselling author of The Name of the Wind 'Funny in a clever, scholarly, satire sort of way, with an occasional bad pun or lowbrow shot to keep you on your toes. Both cutting and laugh-out-loud, this is Sir Terry Pratchett at his best, shining a light upon the real world through a pageturning adventure across the streets of Ankh-Morpork 'This book has so much more than most. ![]() ![]() ![]() Film and theatre credits include: Band of Brothers (HBO), Lost in Space, The Madness of George III (West Yorkshire Playhouse), Alice in Wonderland (RSC), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Regent’s Park) and Snake in Fridge (Manchester Royal Exchange), for which he won the award for Best Actor at the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards. His recent recordings for radio include Wenny Has Wings, The World According to Humphrey and The Salamander Letter, all for the BBC. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The survivors, sleepwalkers and shepherds alike, have a dream of rebuilding human society. Because the sleepwalking epidemic was only the first in a chain of events that led to the end of the world-and the birth of a new one. Their secret destination: Ouray, a small town in Colorado that would become one of the last outposts of civilization. ![]() ![]() They were followed on their quest by the shepherds: friends and family who gave up everything to protect them. "As great as Wanderers was, Wayward is better."-Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author of Road of Bonesįive years ago, ordinary Americans fell under the grip of a strange new malady that caused them to sleepwalk across the country to a destination only they knew. "If King had written a sequel to The Stand, it might look something like this monumental epic of a story."-James Rollins, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Kingdom of Bones ![]() ![]() The characters are well written and I've read it twice because I enjoyed it so much. While it focuses on choices in who marries whom, and has some prayer in it, the religious portion of the book is very small. Any advice about how to handle this would be great. The Short-Straw Bride is a good choice for a nice, comfortable reading. ![]() ![]() I was fine with the bachelorette party but the rehearsal dinner also is too much. How is any of this my fault? She knew when we postponed last year the dates of the rehearsal dinner and the bachelorette party. She also has to come back multiple times for another friend of hers getting married later this year. ![]() The rehearsal dinner is not until 7 p.m., and she could fly in (her new town is not far from New York). But now, since my rehearsal dinner is on a Friday night, she is telling me she will miss that altogether because her other friend from New York just decided to get married a week after me, and she does not want to take more time off. The post says: "My co-maid of honor (friends since 6th grade) moved away recently and has yet to land a job but just told me she will be late to my bachelorette party (because she does not want to take time off from a new job), so I was understanding about that. ![]() ![]() She then forayed from acting to directing- first with the series “Fame,” followed by “Family Ties” and “Bronx Zoo,” before taking the reins at NBC’s “A Different World” as director and producer in 1988. She is a member of the prestigious President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities, a board member of the American Film Institute, and an Executive Committee member of UCLA’s School of Theatre, Film, and Television.ĭebbie Allen has received three Emmy awards honoring her choreography, and two Emmys and one Golden Globe for her role as “Lydia Grant” in the hit series, Fame. in visits to Brazil, China, Italy, and India expanding the opportunities in arts education for young people all over the world. ![]() Debbie Allen continues to be one of the most respected, relevant, and versatile talents in the entertainment industry today and is an internationally recognized director, choreographer and author. ![]() |